FlyQ Pilot's Guide

Terrain and Obstacle Warnings

No one ever thinks they could possibly fly into the ground or hit a man-made obstacle yet every year pilots do just that. FlyQ EFB makes it easy to stay clear of terrain and man-made obstacles in both 2D and 3D mode: Simply tap the Layers button on the map then turn the TAWS (Terrain Awareness Warning System) and/or Obstacles layer on.

Terrain and obstacles are color-coded the same way: Red means you're either below or within 100 ft. of the terrain or obstacle, yellow means you're within 1,000 ft. of it. Terrain that isn't a factor is left the color of the original map. Obstacles that are no factor are blue. Tip: If TAWS is on while you’re pre-flight planning (that is, on the ground), the maps will appear yellow or red. You can disable TAWS unless you’re actually moving, even if the TAWS layer is on, via the Only show TAWS when moving switch in Settings .

FlyQ EFB Pilot’s Guide

Version 3.0 (2/8/2018)

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